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How S. Ganeshalingam Is Taking Pudukkottai’s Conservation Efforts From Forests to Sea

21 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

From 5.25 lakh seedlings planted across 987 hectares to 16 dugongs and 103 sea turtles rescued, Pudukkottai is linking forest and marine conservation....

Eco Warrior Awards

From 68 to 145 Wetlands : How IFS Officer Sudhakar S Turned Bird Counts Into a Conservation Movement in Bihar

20 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

From 68 wetlands in 2022 to 145 in 2026, Sudhakar S helped build a statewide citizen-science network...

Eco Warrior Awards

Tracking Tigers From the Sky: How Pradyumn Gaurav Used Thermal Drones to Prevent Human-Wildlife Conflict

20 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Thermal drones, GPS tracking and a carefully designed open-exit cordon helped teams track dispersing...

Change Makers

Protecting 1,341 Sq Km of Forests: How IFS Officer Suman Beniwal is Strengthening Conservation in Arunachal Pradesh

20 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS officer Suman Beniwal is strengthening forest conservation in Arunachal Pradesh by protecting 1,341...

Change Makers

From Elephant Tracking to Community Empowerment: How IFS Rashmi G. Is Transforming Forest Conservation in Deogarh

20 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IFS Rashmi is transforming forest conservation in Deogarh, Odisha, through technology-driven elephant...

Must Read

From 375 MW to 1.57 GW: How India’s Data Centres Are Powering the AI Era

15 September 2026

SEMICON India 2026: How India Is Building a Global Semiconductor Powerhouse

15 September 2026

BRICS 2026: Meet the Young IFS Officers Behind India’s Global Diplomatic Push

BRICS 2026: Meet These 11 Young IFS Officers Behind India’s Global Diplomatic Push

14 September 2026

Videos

From Delhi’s Crime Branch to Puducherry: IPS Shalini Singh’s Long Journey in Policing

16 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Singh Thakur: The IAS Officer Who Moved From Districts to Defence, Infrastructure and Now Manipur

11 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Delhi SIR Notices Go to Top Officials: EC Sandhu, CBI Director Sood, Vikram Misri, Tuhin Kanta Pandey Among Names

21 September 2026

UP Govt Transfers 10 Senior IAS Officers: Amit Kumar Ghosh Gets Higher Education, Ashish Goel Moves to Labour

21 September 2026

Haryana Govt Transfers 10 IPS and HPS Officers, Rajesh Kumar Gets SP Law and Order Charge

20 September 2026

Uttar Pradesh Govt Transfers 13 PCS Officers, Alok Kumar Gupta Shifted from Kanpur to Kasganj as ADM

20 September 2026

MHA Transfers 4 AGMUT Officers to Arunachal Pradesh: IPS Vikramjit Singh, Abhishek Dhania & 2 IAS Officers

20 September 2026

ACC Key Decisions: IAS Saumya Gupta Gets 2-Year Extension; Vijay Mittal, Gopal Singh & Rohit Kumar Also Get Tenure Extensions

20 September 2026

PSU News

SECI Celebrates 15th Foundation Day, Highlights Expansion Across India’s Renewable Energy Ecosystem

21 September 2026

ALIMCO Wins IEI Industry Excellence Award 2026 – Gold for Engineering Manufacturing and Innovation

21 September 2026

HSL Achieves Precision Engineering Feat as Three Vessels Dock Simultaneously in One Dock

21 September 2026

HURL Signs MoU to Empower 80–100 SHG Women Through Water Hyacinth Handicraft Training

21 September 2026

NLC India and C-DAC Sign MoU for Renewable Energy-Powered Data Centres and Advanced Computing

21 September 2026

Indian Oil Approves ₹2,448.70 Crore Investment for Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi Gas Pipeline

21 September 2026

BPCL and ARAI Sign MoU to Advance Sustainable Mobility, Advanced Lubricants and Next-Generation Fuels

21 September 2026

SCOPE Organises Interactive Session on New Labour Codes and Central Rules for PSEs

21 September 2026

Defence News

SLINEX-26: India, Sri Lanka Navies Begin 13th Maritime Exercise in Visakhapatnam

21 September 2026

Suryakiran Aerobatic Team Makes Meerut Debut, Over 1 Lakh Witness IAF’s Spectacular Air Display

20 September 2026

Veer Guardian 2026: IAF Chief Amar Preet Singh, JASDF Chief Takehiro Morita Visit Jodhpur Air Base

20 September 2026

Inside Yudh Abhyas 2026: How India And The US Are Preparing For The Wars Of Tomorrow

19 September 2026

Judiciary News

Former SC Judge Ranjana Desai, Family Among Those Issued Delhi SIR Notices

21 September 2026

Department of Justice to Showcase Tech-Enabled Legal Aid at DISHA 2.0 Workshop in Goa

21 September 2026

Delhi High Court Lawyers Bills Case: Delhi High Court Flags Major Issues In Lawyers' Payment System

19 September 2026

Kerala Religious Ceremonies Police Participation Circular

Can Police Officers Participate In Religious Rituals? Kerala HC Gets Final Answer

19 September 2026

CSR News

HURL Signs MoU to Empower 80–100 SHG Women Through Water Hyacinth Handicraft Training

21 September 2026

NTPC Kanti Allocates ₹1 Crore CSR Budget to Improve Seven Chhath Ghats in Muzaffarpur

19 September 2026

NCL Launches Second Phase of ‘Nanha-Sa-Dil’ CSR Initiative to Provide Free Cardiac Care to Children

19 September 2026

WCL Signs MoU to Transform Nagpur School Under Happy School Project, 267 Students to Benefit

19 September 2026

Opinion

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Features

BRICS Was India’s Diplomatic Test. Strategic Influence Is the Real Prize.

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

What Ganesha Can Teach a Civil Servant

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

UPSC Stories

After 15 Failures, Umar Janj Finally Heard the Words He Had Been Waiting For: ‘I have made it'

4 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Umar Janj from Jaisalmer secured AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ failures, four attempts, four SSBs...

NDA Failures, CAPF Setbacks, Then AIR 248:How Abhishek Parmar Overcame Years of Exam Setbacks

3 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Abhishek Parmar became the third generation of his family to enter uniformed service after overcoming...

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

On the Rails of Life: The Extraordinary World of Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong

19 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Rahul Bhattacharya’s Railsong follows Charu Chitol through childhood, Bombay and the many contradictions...

When Two Worlds Meet in a Coffee Estate: Reviewing Vidya Nesarikar’s A Patch of Sun, a Patch of Shade

12 September 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Rtd IAS officer Dr Sanjeev Chopra, 1985-batch West Bengal cadre, reviews Vidya Nesarikar’s novella set...

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons Is a Witty, Tender Portrait of India in Transition

5 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons traces generations, identities and a changing India through humour, tenderness...